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Community care deadline looms as VA grapples with software issues

April 29, 2019

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While the Department of Veterans Affairs says it is on track to implement improvements to community care by June 6 as required by the MISSION Act, the agency is still struggling with software challenges.

The MISSION Act, signed into law in 2018, aims to consolidate the VA’s community care programs into a new, streamlined and more efficient Veterans Community Care Program.

However, according to Richard Stone, MD, executive in charge of the Veterans Health Administration, the software transition for the Veterans Community Care Program is proving to be daunting.

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